Series 28.3 - Numenera with Darcy Ross (Discussion)

In the final episode of our Numenera series, Darcy Ross, from Cypher Speak and Monte Cook Games, sits down with us to discuss the process of character creation and we make some great fanfic! Announcements: Monte Cook Games $5 Off listener promotion: https://montecookgames.com/store/ Use code “ccc5off” to get $5 off your order! Leave us reviews in any, or all, of these places: Character Creation Cast on Apple Podcasts (The best place to leave reviews for us) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-creation-cast/id1363822066?mt=2&ls=1 Character Creation Cast on Podchaser https://podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Character Creation Cast on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/character-creation-cast?refid=stpr Character Creation Cast on Facebook https://facebook.com/CharacterCreationCast Guests and Projects:  Darcy Ross @DarcyLRoss Twitter: https://twitter.com/DarcyLRoss Monte Cook Games: @MonteCookGames Twitter: https://twitter.com/MonteCookGames Website: https://www.montecookgames.com/ Cypher Speak Podcast: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CypherSpeakPod Website: https://misdirectedmark.com/category/podcasts/cypherspeak/ Games discussed this episode: Numenera: Discovery & Destiny https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/numenera-discovery-and-destiny/ Numenera: Starter Set https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/numenera-starter-set/ Ashes of the Sea Free Quickstart Rules https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/ashes-of-the-sea-pdf/ Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Announcements 00:02:50 - Intro 00:03:35 - Darcy’s Character 00:05:04 - Amelia’s Character  00:06:01 - Ryan’s Character 00:07:32 - D20 for your thoughts 00:07:51 - Darcy’s start in RPGs 00:10:51 - Personal process for character creation 00:12:48 - How does character creation stack up? 00:18:43 - How do mechanics reinforce feel? 00:20:55 - How does character creation set expectations? 00:27:31 - Flaws and best parts 00:38:22 - Mix of sci fi and fantasy 00:42:47 - Fanfic 00:57:38 - Take it up a level 01:05:30 - Plugs 01:07:13 - Closer 01:08:46 - Show Blurb: Total Party Kill Transcripts https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-283-numenera-with-darcy-ross-discussion/transcript Music: Opening: Meditation Impromptu 03 (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Calming/Meditation_Impromptu_03) by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Clip 1: History and Future by Sascha Ende Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/67-history-and-future License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Clip 2: Shiny Tech II by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4348-shiny-tech-ii License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Main Theme: Hero (Remix) (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Principal_Photography_1493/11_Hero_Remix) by Steve Combs (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/) Our Podcast: Character Creation Cast: Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Facebook: https://facebook.com/charactercreationcast/ Discord: http://discord.charactercreationcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationcast/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/CharacterCreationCast Amelia Antrim: Twitter: @gingerreckoning (https://twitter.com/gingerreckoning) Website: https://ameliaantrim.wordpress.com/ Garbage of the Five Rings podcast: (http://garbageofthefiverings.com/) G5R Twitter: @G5Rpodcast (https://twitter.com/G5Rpodcast) Ryan Boelter: Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Website: https://lordneptune.com Chimera RPG: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG) Side Heroes: @SideHeroesPod (https://twitter.com/SideHeroesPod) Patreon: https://patreon.com/RyanBoelter Itch.io: https://lordneptune.itch.io Our Website: http://www.charactercreationcast.com Our Network: http://oneshotpodcast.com Network Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oneshotpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices